John Harvey
Chivalric Order Member
1778 – 1852
Who was John Harvey?
Lieutenant-General Sir John Harvey, KCB KCH was a British Army officer and a lieutenant governor.
He was commissioned into the 80th Foot in 1794 and served in several different locations, including France, Egypt, and India. He came to Canada in 1813 and served as a lieutenant colonel in the War of 1812, taking part in the British victory at the Battle of Stoney Creek in Ontario.
From 1836 to 1837, he was the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island. From 1837 to 1841, he was the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. From 1841 to 1846, he was the Civil Governor of Newfoundland. From 1846 to 1852, he was the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
Harvey, York County, New Brunswick, founded in 1837 when he was Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, is named for him.
Harvey Park in Hamilton, Ontario, is named after him.
Former Harvey Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, is named after him.
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- Born
- Apr 23, 1778
United Kingdom - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Mar 22, 1852
Halifax Regional Municipality
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on July 23, 2013
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